One of the efforts made by the Government in attracting additional foreign exchange is by developing new tourist destinations, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. “We will develop ten ‘New Bali’ and in the next two years we will focus on building five (tourist destinations) first,” President Jokowi said in his remarks at the 2019 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by a number of Cabinet Ministers, received the EU-ASEAN Business Council delegation led by Donald Kanak, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (28/11). In his remarks, President Jokowi said that relations between Indonesia and the European Union had been going well so far. Both parties have the same position on […]

The Indonesian Government has targeted that by 2025 the use of renewable energy (EBT) can reach 23%. “On the other hand, we have a huge potential for renewable energy (EBT) that has not been well-managed,” Head of Public Information Services and Cooperation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Agung Pribadi said at the […]

In an effort to secure immense support for its re-nomination as a Member of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council category C for the 2020-2021 period, Indonesian Government held a Diplomatic Reception at Hoare Memorial Hall, London, the United Kingdom, Wednesday (27/11). The reception attended by 173 IMO member states was officially opened by Indonesian […]

Following the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday (26/11) between the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) and South Korea’s car manufacturer Hyundai Motor at Hyundai Motor Company Factory, in Ulsan, South Korea, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut B. Pandjaitan said that this is consistent with the Government’s agenda to make […]

The decision to grant clemency to graft convict former Riau Governor Annas Maamun (78) is based on consideration of the Supreme Court and Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, as well as based on humanitarian reasons, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Considering his age (78, red) and health factors, it (the clemency) […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted the importance of a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula for Southeast Asia and East Asia to become a greater economic power. “Indonesia would like to see a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula,” President Jokowi said at the Leaders’ Retreat Luncheon at APEC Nurimaru House, Busan, Tuesday (26/11) as quoted by […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (27/11) at Bogor Presidential Palace sent off Indonesian contingent who will compete in the 30th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games 2019 in the Philippines. The ceremony began with President Jokowi handing over the national flag to Chef de Mission (CdM) for the SEA Games 2019 Harry Warganegara.

Indonesia is poised to become a digital country by 2035 thanks to massive telecommunications infrastructure development in the past years, Minister of Communication and Information Technology Johnny G. Plate has said. The statement was made by the Minister on the occasion of Digital Ministers’ Meeting session at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has proposed the establishment of Center for ASEAN-RoK Creative Economy, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi has said. “In addition, the President also welcomed the establishment of ASEAN-RoK Science and Technology Center in 2020 in Jakarta,” the Minister said at Lotte Hotel, Busan, Tuesday (26/11). The President, according to Retno, also […]